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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsukuru Kai, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Komatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzuru Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The powder container includes a container body containing a powder for image formation, the powder being to be supplied to a powder replenishing device; a conveyor configured to convey the powder from one end in a longitudinal direction to the other end at which a cylindrical container opening is formed, the conveyor being provided inside the container body; a gear configured to rotate the conveyor with an external driving force; a container cover configured to cover the gear, the container cover having a gear exposing hole for partially exposing a gear tooth; and a nozzle receiver configured to guide the conveying nozzle inside of the container body, the nozzle receiver being provided on the container opening. The container cover includes a container engaged portion provided outer than the tooth of the gear in a radial direction.